Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a tree, resulting in a tail rotor blade strike on the tree which disabled the tail rotor. Contributing to the accident was the 150-foot-high rock bluff.
NTSB investigation record
Garlick Th-1L· N27FL
Primary finding
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a tree, resulting in a tail rotor blade strike on the tree which disabled the tail rotor. Contributing to the accident was the 150-foot-high rock bluff.
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